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Trapassato Prossimo (Past Perfect)·Trapassato Prossimo — Cause and Effect
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When explaining why something was the case (a cause preceding an effect in the past), the cause uses the trapassato prossimo.

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Era stanchissimo perché … (lavorare) per dodici ore di fila.

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→ Trapassato Prossimo — Contrast with Passato Prossimo→ Trapassato Prossimo — Reported Speech Context→ Trapassato Prossimo — Three Tenses Contrast→ Trapassato Prossimo — Literary Texts
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